Softball Preview: Rockmart Yellowjackets vs. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors
Rockmart has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Rockmart: 2.7, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rockmart will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against North Murray on Thursday. Rockmart blew past North Murray 9-1. Considering the Yellowjackets have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rockmart's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Madi Sanders, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bri Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Rockmart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Murray only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's offense. They fell just short of North Murray by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
Rockmart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Rockmart came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockmart since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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